Jewelry style, pencil-shaped perfume or sanitizer holder

ABSTRACT

An effluent dispenser has a canister body with a dispensing end for dispensing the effluent, a holding body having a hollowed interior which the canister is supported interiorly therein and a holder surface that is adorned with jewelry features, including precious stones. The holder has an end cap that conceals the dispensing end of the canister, so that the dispenser has the overall appearance of a piece of jewelry.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present non-provisional patent application claims the benefit of andpriority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/064,009, filedAug. 11, 2020, by Zuri Mesica, and entitled “JEWELRY STYLE,PENCIL-SHAPED PERFUME OR SANITIZER HOLDER,” the entire contents of whichare incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is generally directed to containers and, moreparticularly, to a jewelry style, pencil-shaped container capable ofholding a perfume or sanitizer dispenser in an obscured, casuallyin-discernable manner.

Nowadays, the population at large has become exposed and much more awareof the spread of germs and viruses and that they are the main cause ofmany illnesses. Thus, persons use hand sanitizer in an attempt tocurtail the spread of the illness-causing germs. The use of handsanitizer has become very common to prevent the spread of germs andviruses into a person. This is especially true of persons in the medicalcommunity. Such persons are exposed to germs and viruses daily. It isimperative for their hands to remain as germ free as possible,especially when treating patients.

It is common to see nowadays people who carry sanitizer and sometimesperfume dispensers about their body including by dangling them fromtheir belts or having them connected to their pocketbooks and in manyother ways. Still, there is a sizable segment of the population whichwould like to have handy sanitizer and perhaps perfume dispensers, butin a more concealed, unobvious and in-discernable manner.

Hand sanitizer holders are the subject of different patent literatureincluding as reflected in U.S. Pat. Nos. D 846,300; US 2007/0075091; andUS 2007/0034645, the contents of which patents and patent applicationsare incorporated by reference herein.

The instant inventor has been issued U.S. Design Pat. No. D 791,638,directed to a pencil pendant, which is a decorative type of piece ofjewelry that can be worn by being held by a necklace or chain aboutone's body or otherwise attached to the body and appear to be purelydecorative in nature.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide aholder for sanitizers and/or perfumes that appears to the casualobserver to be a piece of jewelry and which has the overall appearanceof the pencil shape jewelry.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a sanitizerdispenser holder that is easy to use and manufacture and that has asimple physical construction.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention are realized inaccordance with preferred embodiments of the invention by an effluentdispenser, comprising: a canister body with a dispensing end fordispensing the effluent; a holding body having a hollowed interior whichthe canister is supported interiorly therein; and a holder surface thatis adorned with jewelry features, including precious stones and theholder having an end cap that conceals the dispensing end of thecanister so that the dispenser has the overall appearance of a piece ofjewelry.

In other preferred embodiments, the end cap is held to the canisterholder by friction or is threadedly securable to the canister holder.The jewelry style effluent dispenser may include a tethering chordextending between the holder and the end cap, configured to allow theend cap to dangle from the holder, when the end cap is removed to exposethe dispensing end of the canister body. The effluent is a perfumedfluid or a sanitizing fluid and the like.

A holding chain may be provided by which the dispenser is able to besupported on a wrist or around the neck of a wearer of the dispenser.The canister holder may have a polygonal cross-sectional shape and theend cap may be dimensioned to house within an interior thereof thedispensing end of the canister body. The end cap may have a pointed endthat imparts to the dispenser a sharpened pencil shape and look and anouter surface that is decorated with precious stones, e.g., diamonds.

The dispenser may have a lengthwise dimension, with the end cap attachedthereto, measuring from 3 to 6 inches. The cross sectional dimension maybe in the range from one to two inches. The jewelry style effluentdispenser may be constructed to dispense the effluent as an aerosolfluid.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent from the following description of the invention which refers tothe accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective of a jewelry style, pencil-shaped sanitizer andperfume holder according to the invention.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show elevational side views of the sanitizer holder of thepresent invention.

FIG. 4 is a top view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the sanitizer holder of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 provides an elevational view, with an optional necklace or chainattached thereto.

FIG. 7 is a perspective showing the sanitizer of FIG. 1 with the coverthereof removed and in a slightly different jewelry package.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show elevational side views of the sanitizer of thepresent invention.

FIG. 10 is a top view of FIG. 7.

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the sanitizer holder of FIG. 7.

FIG. 12 shows the sanitizer holder of FIG. 7 with a necklace component.

FIG. 13 shows the sanitizer holder of the present invention withadditional features explicated.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 illustrates a precious stone decorated sanitizer/perfume holderor container 10 having a main body 12 that is polygonal in shape, butwhich can be round, square or any geometric shape. The body 12 includesa first ring feature 14, a second ring feature 16 and a proximate cap 18that preferably is decorated all around its outer surface with preciousstones 19. The precious stones 19 can be actual diamonds, faux diamondsor any other type of precious stones. The handle 20 enables a necklace,chain or any type of string-like component to be threaded therethroughfor supporting the sanitizer/perfume holder 10 about one's neck, ordangling from an arm or affixed to an article of clothing such as to apocketbook or belt and the like.

The bottom of the holder 10 has an end cap 22 which like at the top endcap is preferably decorated, jewelry style, with surface features, e.g.,diamond cut gold, precious stones as widely known and practiced in thejewelry field.

FIG. 2 provides an elevational view of the holder 10 of FIG. 1 and FIG.3 is similarly an elevational view turned 90° relative to FIG. 2. FIG. 6illustrates a necklace or chain 24 with a closure 25 that can come indifferent sizes depending on whether the jewelry style holder 10 isdonned around one's neck, about one's wrist or connected to an articleof clothing.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the end cap 22 has been removed, it exposesthat the holder 10 holds within a sanitizer or perfume canister 30 thathas an actuating head 32, facing downward. In FIG. 8, the canister 30 isillustrated to have a dispensing nozzle 34 in the actuating head 32.FIG. 10 shows a top end view of the holder 10 and FIG. 11 bottom endview thereof. In FIG. 12, the same holder 10 is shown with the optionalchain 24, previously described.

Further details about the sanitizer/perfume holder are shown in FIG. 13which shows the holder 10 in an exploded view with the bottom decorativecap 22 removed. Normally, with the end cap 22 connected magnetically orotherwise to the holder body 12, the overall appearance is that of apiece of jewelry. The jewelry can be dangled by the chain 24 whichpasses through the handle or hook 20, as previously described. In use,the person merely turns the piece of jewelry downside up, presses theactuator 32 and applies to her hands, face or any other body part eitherthe aerosolized sanitizer liquid or a perfume or the like.

The canister 30 can be held inside the hollowed interior space of theholder 10 by frictionally engaging the interior wall of the holder.Alternatively, the base of the canister (not shown) may have a rim thatis slightly larger in diameter and which connects, through atongue/groove mechanism, with a similar feature provided on the interiorsurface wall of the holder 10.

While the invention has been described in relation to an aerosolizedquantity of sanitizer liquid or perfume, it is not so limited and isapplicable to the dispensing of other liquids, e.g., mouthwash, soapwater and the like. Of importance, however, is that the overall packageconveys the appearance of a piece of jewelry and thereby helps meet thedesire of the carrier of the holder 10 to both have and simultaneouslyobscure that she is carrying a sanitizer dispenser.

In accordance with other embodiments, the first and second rings 14 and16 may be threaded to one another (not shown) and the top of the holder10 may be opened and the sanitizer dispenser inserted from the top so itprotrudes at the bottom of the holder, which has a slightly narrowerdiameter so that the dispenser will not fall out when the end cap 22 isremoved.

Although the present invention has been described in relation toparticular embodiments thereof, many other variations and modificationsand other uses will become apparent to those skilled in the art. It ispreferred, therefore, that the present invention be limited not by thespecific disclosure herein, but only by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A jewelry style effluent dispenser, comprising: a canister body with a dispensing end for dispensing the effluent; a canister holder having a hollowed interior in which the canister is supported interiorly therein; and the canister holder including an outer holder surface that is adorned with jewelry features, including precious stones; and an end cap that is removeably fixable to the canister holder, and constructed to conceal the dispensing end of the canister so that the dispenser has the overall appearance of a piece of jewelry.
 2. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the dispenser has the appearance of a pencil or pen adorned with the precious stones.
 3. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the end cap is magnetically held to the canister holder.
 4. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the end cap is held to the canister holder by friction.
 5. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the end cap is threadedly securable to the canister holder.
 6. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the canister body is frictionally engaged with an interior surface inside the holder.
 7. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 1, including a tethering chord extending between the holder and the end cap, configured to allow the end cap to dangle from the holder, when the end cap is removed to expose the dispensing end of the canister body.
 8. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the effluent is a perfumed fluid.
 9. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the effluent is a sanitizing fluid.
 10. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 1, including a holding chain by which the dispenser is able to be supported on a wrist or around the neck of a wearer of the dispenser.
 11. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the canister holder has a polygonal cross-sectional shape.
 12. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 11, wherein the end cap is dimensioned to house within an interior thereof the dispensing end of the canister body.
 13. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 11, wherein the end cap has a pointed end that imparts to the dispenser a sharpened pencil shape.
 14. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 11, wherein the end cap has an outer surface that is decorated with precious stones.
 15. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the precious stones are diamonds.
 16. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the dispenser has a lengthwise dimension, with the end cap attached thereto, measuring from 3 to 6 inches.
 17. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the holder has a cross sectional dimension in the range from one to two inches.
 18. The jewelry style effluent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the canister body is constructed to dispense the effluent as an aerosol fluid. 